Birds of Ecuador - Oreotrochilus


Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) Male Ecuador
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges) © All Rights Reserved.


Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) Female Chimborazo, Ecuador
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges) © All Rights Reserved.

Found at very high altitudes.


Blue-throated Hillstar (Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus) Male Critically Endangered ENDEMIC Cerro de Arcos, Loja, Ecuador
Photograph by Gil Ewing © All Rights Reserved.

A new species discovered in 2018. Compare to Ecuadorian Hillstar but note ultramarine blue throat. Found in southwest Ecuador at 3,700 meters on east and west slope. A few hundred individuals are believed to exist.


Green-headed Hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni) Male Cordillera Huayhuash, Chachas, Peru
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Split from the Andean Hillstar. On male, note green head and black (not brown) stripe from chest to belly.

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